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Reasons why Microsoft, internet were down in the past 24 hours

A major internet outage affected parts of South Africa and left several frustrated at the notion that productivity had to come to a delay…

Why Vodafone and Microsoft signed 10-year strategic partnership

Vodafone and Microsoft signed a 10-year strategic partnership to bring generative AI, cloud, and other digital services to more than 300 million consumers. In…

How Elon Musk’s timing for Grok could be OpenAI deliberate

Grok’s integration is underway and those still trying to figure out what exactly Grok is and why it’s making news headlines, let’s just say…

AI silent war, is Nadella the Microsoft pied piper as OpenAI shakes

Referred to as one of the most remarkable acqui-hires this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears to have roped in some reputational credit for…

Why Microsoft swooped in, Sam Altman, Brockman and the bot forward

Major news in the Ai landscape mudded with a touch of controversy as Microsoft swooped in to bring former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman alongside…

Why Mercedes-Benz wants first place with ChatGPT in cars

Microsoft and Mercedes Benz in partnership are looking at incorporating the popular OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT in cars. Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft have made the announcement…

Microsoft, AI chip code, code name Athena: Here’s what you need to know

Microsoft Corp is reported to be developing its own AI (Artificial Intelligence) chip code-named Athena. The chip code is designed to power the technology…

Upskill or stay behind: The shift to AI, ChatGPT and more from a history of mavericks

Spotting trends and making ground-level assessments have become a palatable way for the tech industry to invest in upcoming software including hardware that will…

Amazon joins AI race, launches own generative AI service

Amazon is the latest to join the AI race as the company has now introduced tools to build and grow its own artificial intelligence…

Here’s how Google’s catching up on the AI race

In an accelerated shift towards dominating the AI (Artificial Intelligence), space Google has tabled plans to add conversational AI to its search product. Known…

Microsoft gains access to Open AI code base, trouble for Google?

Twitter head Elon Musk made a compelling announcement on Friday that Microsoft Corporation obtained “exclusive access to the entire Open AI codebase” So what…

Tech skills in 2023: Here’s what you need

Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies have made massive changes in their workforce which highlights an interesting forecast into skills required in tomorrow’s…

AI and it’s expensive costs and how Bing threatens Google’s profits

Artificial Intelligence (AI) searches using new chatbots reach deeper into consumer pockets due to an apparent demand in more computing power and electricity compared…

Microsoft launches Bing, is it more powerful than ChatGPT?

Microsoft has announced its new competitor against the popular Ai (artificial intelligence) chatbot ChatGPT. Bing is the name of an AI-powered search engine coupled…

China wants a peace of the AI market with own ChatGPT version Ernie

(NOTE: Image used for illustrative purposes only. It does not indicate a reference of a chatbot or reflect any association with a chatbot.) Popular…

Why ChatGPT looks so attractive to investors, Microsoft right now

In a bid to invest $10 billion into OpenAI the owner of ChatGPT, a chatbot software with almost human-like conversational responses, Microsoft Corp is…

These are the top brands cybercriminals like to pose as when phishing

Check Point Research has listed the brands that cybercriminals like to pose as most when targeting online users with phishing scams. Check Point Research,…

You can now ditch the password for your Microsoft account

Microsoft has announced it’s giving users the option to remove the password for their accounts and use another sign-in method instead. It was first…

Windows 11 rollout starts on 5 October: What you need to know

Microsoft has announced it will begin to roll Windows 11 out as a free upgrade to eligible Windows 10 PCs from 5 October. The…

Fake Windows 11 installers target users with malware

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning for users to be on the lookout for fake Windows 11 installer files on the internet. On…

Clippy returns! Microsoft reveals new backgrounds for Teams

Microsoft has revealed a collection of nostalgic backgrounds for Teams, including one that features the old Office assistant Clippy. The company announced the backgrounds…

Windows 11 announced: What to know about the new OS

Microsoft unveiled the next generation of its Windows operating system, announcing what’s coming with Windows 11. The announcement event took place on 24 June,…

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in 2025

Microsoft has revealed when it will end support for Windows 10, with the date rounding off to ten years since the OS first launched….

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